Single-shot Fresnel incoherent digital holography based on geometric phase lens

Abstract

Single-shot and incoherent imaging are two important properties of digital holography that can extend its application range. In this study, a simple, compact, in-line Fresnel incoherent digital holographic recording system is proposed that is capable of single-shot and three-dimensional imaging. A geometric phase lens is used as the common-path beam splitter based on its special wave separation property. Parallel phase-shifting holography is used to achieve single-shot operation with the use of a polarization imaging camera together with space-division multiplexing. The capabilities of the proposed technique are experimentally confirmed by imaging two standard test charts based on a compact setup.